by Phoenix Strategies | Jul 12, 2016 | Uncategorized
Check out this great article by Thornton Mason, a national workplace mediator with 25 years of experience resolving over 1200 employee matters. July 5, 2016 In a recent discussion with a labor attorney I heard a remark that really caught my attention. “You...
by Phoenix Strategies | Jun 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
For the longest time, whenever I texted the word “mediation”, my cell would auto correct it to “meditation”. What a difference one-letter makes. However, those two words have a lot more in common than you might think. I love yoga and practice it regularly. I guess...
by Phoenix Strategies | Apr 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Why are we often gripped by fear when it comes to managing conflict? For many, the answer could be summed up in this simple acronym for FEAR by business consultant, Terry Corbell, – “Frantic Effort to Avoid Responsibility”. We want to avoid owning up to our...
by Phoenix Strategies | Apr 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sweetening sour relationships may need more than just a spoon full of sugar. The following excerpt from the book, Friend & Foe: When to Cooperate, When to Compete, and How to Succeed at Both (by Maurice Schweitzer, a professor at the Wharton School of the...
by Phoenix Strategies | Mar 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Every now and then, I’ll meet with a couple to discuss divorce mediation just to discover that neither spouse is necessarily seeking a divorce. Recently, I’ve had three such couples. In one consultation, I recall the husband gently putting his hand on his wife’s knee...
